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Reflection of Huygens Hofwijck in Voorburg in the evening
This small castle is Huygens Hofwijck in Voorburg. It was the country seat of poet Constantijn Huygens and later of his son the scientist Christiaan Huygens. If you're lucky you'll have a nice reflection of the castle in the water of the Vliet. But because Voorburg is close to the coast, it is not often that there is no wind here. And if it is a nice windless day, boats pass by all the time, causing a long-lasting ripple of the water. I took this photo on a summer evening in September. In the evening, the risk of boats passing by is smaller, but just at the supreme moment, a boat passed by in the semi-darkness. After a fifteen minute wait, the ripple had finally receded and I was able to take the picture. By cutting the photo square, the trees on the side provide a nice frame.
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